diff --git a/PROJECTS/intermediate/api-security-scanner/backend/pyproject.toml b/PROJECTS/intermediate/api-security-scanner/backend/pyproject.toml
index 638a70ab..c5b6ff24 100644
--- a/PROJECTS/intermediate/api-security-scanner/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/PROJECTS/intermediate/api-security-scanner/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "aiohttp==3.14.0",
     # Settings management
     "pydantic==2.12.5",
-    "pydantic-settings==2.12.0",
+    "pydantic-settings==2.14.2",
     "python-dotenv==1.2.2",
     # Utilities
     "email-validator==2.3.0",